French Gulch, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of French Gulch, California, shaded from 1,270 ft on the south side to 4,070 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,070 ft 1,240 m3,370 ft 1,030 m3,020 ft 920 m2,320 ft 710 m1,620 ft 495 m1,270 ft 390 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

French Gulch sits at about 1,350 ft (410 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,350 ft 410 m
most residents: 1,340–2,480 ft
Lowest
1,270 ft 390 m
on the south side
Highest
4,070 ft 1,240 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,190 ft 665 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

French Gulch spans about 2,800 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,350 ft410 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,070 ft1,240 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,270 ft390 m
Town center
USGS map point for French Gulch
1,360 ft415 m
Average of all land2,190 ft665 m
Nearest peak
Shasta Bally, 4.8 mi south of the CDP boundary
6,190 ft1,890 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of French Gulch, California, shaded from 1,270 ft on the south side to 4,070 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Shasta County, California, United States
Population
373 2020 Census
Land area
12.3 sq mi
Density
30 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.7007° N, 122.6384° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Clear Creek → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96033
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Weaverville2,170 ft
  2. Lewiston2,010 ft
  3. French Gulch1,350 ft
  4. Ono1,120 ft
  5. Igo1,040 ft
  6. Shasta1,010 ft
  7. Mountain Gate930 ft
  8. Centerville850 ft
  9. Shasta Lake790 ft
  10. Keswick770 ft
  11. Redding570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bully Choop Mountain6,960 ft
  • Shasta Bally6,190 ft
  • Blue Mountain, Shasta County5,339 ft
  • Schell Mountain5,223 ft
  • Tylers Peak4,790 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • French Gulch is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.